Deep Eutectic Solvents in the Production of Biopolymer-Based Materials

Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are multipurpose media for polysaccharide treatment.Thus, the DESs are also used as a plasticizers in preparation of thermoplastic films from natural polymers.Since attempts are being made to reduce the production of petroleum-based polymer materials, DESs are a good alternative in the production of biopolymers.DESs have desirable properties such as low costs, biodegradability and non-or low toxicity.This review summarizes research that are dealing with preparation of biopolymer-based materials with DESs in the role of plasticizer.